Perfect Wives

Author : Virginia Nicholson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241958056

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Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes by Virginia Nicholson Pdf

In Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes, Virginia Nicholson tells the story of women in the 1950s: a time before the Pill, when divorce spelled scandal and two-piece swimsuits caused mass alarm. Turn the page back to the mid-twentieth century, and discover a world peopled by women with radiant smiles, clean pinafores and gleaming coiffures; a promised land of batch-baking, maraschino cherries and brightly hued plastic. A world where the darker side of the decade encompasses rampant prostitution, a notorious murder, and the threat of nuclear disaster. Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes reconstructs the real 1950s, through the eyes of the women who lived it. Step back in time to where our grandmothers scrubbed their doorsteps, cared for their families, lived, laughed, loved and struggled. This is their story.

Author : Georgina Dopico Black
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0822326426

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Perfect Wives, Other Women by Georgina Dopico Black Pdf

DIVClose readings of canonical Spanish “Golden Age” and Latin American “colonial” texts, drawing heavily on the findings and strategies of psychoanalytic criticism, gender studies and Marxism, and offering an understanding of a repres/div

Author : Mary Ries Melendy
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1376449005

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Perfect Womanhood for Maidens--Wives--Mothers: A Book Giving Full Information on All the Mysterious and Complex Matters Pertaining to Women. a Complet by Mary Ries Melendy Pdf

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Author : Ira Levin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062037602

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The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Pdf

The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary's Baby With an Introduction by Peter Straub For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.

Author : Orson Squire FOWLER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Love
ISBN : BL:A0022039136

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Science of life. Its principles, faculties, organs, temperaments, combinations, conditions, teachings ... as taught by phrenology and physiology ... Embellished with numerous appropriate illustrations by Orson Squire FOWLER Pdf

Author : Kristin Miller
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524799526

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The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller Pdf

Meet the trophy wives of Presidio Terrace, San Francisco’s most exclusive—and most deadly—neighborhood in this shrewd, darkly compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of In Her Shadow. Mystery writer Brooke Davies is the new wife on the block. Her tech-billionaire husband, Jack, twenty-two years her senior, whisked her to the Bay Area via private jet and purchased a modest mansion on the same day. He demands perfection, and before now, Brooke has had no problem playing the role of a doting housewife. But as she befriends other wives on the street and spends considerable time away from Jack, he worries if he doesn’t control Brooke’s every move, she will reveal the truth behind their “perfect” marriage. Erin King, famed news anchor and chair of the community board, is no stranger to maintaining an image—though being married to a plastic surgeon helps. But the skyrocketing success of her career has worn her love life thin, and her professional ambitions have pushed Mason away. Quitting her job is a Hail Mary attempt at keeping him interested, to steer him away from finding a young trophy wife. But is it enough, and is Mason truly the man she thought he was? Georgia St. Claire allegedly cashed in on the deaths of her first two husbands, earning her the nickname “Black Widow”—and the stares and whispers of her curious neighbors. Rumored to have murdered both men for their fortunes, she claims to have found true love in her third marriage, yet her mysterious, captivating allure keeps everyone guessing. Then a tragic accident forces the residents of Presidio Terrace to ask: Has Georgia struck again? And what is she really capable of doing to protect her secrets?

Author : Shauna Mayer
Publisher : WestBowPress
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781490821948

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Confessions of 5 Christian Wives by Shauna Mayer Pdf

What do a professional cheerleader and TV actress, a beauty queen, a simple housewife, and an international performer have in common? These women had troubled childhoods, abusive and unhappy marriages with such experiences as childhood rape, alcoholism, drug addiction, poverty, and sexual and physical abuse, just to name a few. These worldly women had personal issues and deep insecurities coupled with conflicts in their marriages, and desperately needed help and healing. They needed Gods help. When invited into their hearts, God begins to do the impossible, incredible, and unbelievable in every area of their lives and marriages as they learn to trust their heavenly Father. After reading these heart-breaking and eventually triumphant true life stories, you, too, will want to know this God. He is indeed a living God and has proven Himself again and again to be a true Doting Daddy, healing their hearts and meeting their needs. Hes there for you, too. Would you like to meet Him? Youll meet Him in this book. Hes waiting for you.

Author : Patrick Quentin
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504072885

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The Man with Two Wives by Patrick Quentin Pdf

A chance meeting with an ex throws a man’s current marriage into turmoil, from the author “in the very first line of detective-story writers” (Sphere). On the surface, Bill Harding has landed on his feet. After failing as a writer and having his first wife desert him and their son, he remarried into a family of wealth and power. His “perfect” new wife is renowned for her charity work, and her father’s publishing empire provides Bill with a job, a ritzy Manhattan apartment, and a glamorous lifestyle. All is well until Bill runs into his beautiful ex. Though she’s in a sorry state, Bill pushes the thought of her out of his mind. The last thing he expects is to see her again, but her sordid life soon creeps into his rarefied world, bringing with it murder. Now, the more steps Bill takes to protect himself and his marriage, the more the truth is obscured. Bill’s own shortcomings come to light, as well as the secrets of a dysfunctional family. With Det. Timothy Trant on the case, Bill must make a decision that could ruin everything—and strip away the lies that have engulfed them all . . . “This is a fine mid-century detective novel, the essence of a page turning thriller, but one which neglects neither clueing nor characterization.” —The Passing Tramp “Svelte.” —Kirkus Reviews The basis for the 1967 Japanese film Tsuma Futari (“Two Wives”), directed by Yasuzo Masamura

Author : JP Delaney
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385690737

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The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney Pdf

National Bestseller The Perfect Life. The Perfect Love. The Perfect Lie. Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley's most innovative start-ups. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss. She is a miracle of science. But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins questioning her husband's motives—and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to her half a decade ago? Beware the man who calls you . . . the perfect wife.

Author : Tarryn Fisher
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488054358

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The Wives by Tarryn Fisher Pdf

From the author of Never Never, co-written with Colleen Hoover! #1 New York Times bestselling author Tarryn Fisher delivers a pulse-pounding, fast-paced suspense novel that will leave you breathless—an instant bestselling thriller you won’t be able to put down! Imagine that your husband has two other wives. You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself. But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives. You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretenses, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realize she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever. Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you be willing to go to find out? And who is his mysterious third wife? “Nail-biting, heart-clenchingly good.”—Alexandra Torre, New York Times bestselling “[A] lightning-fast plot.”—Kirkus “Suspense fans will be rewarded.”—Publishers Weekly “Some sharp twists.”—Booklist How far will one twin go to uncover where her “good half” has gone? Find out in Good Half Gone, #1 New York Times Bestselling author Tarryn Fisher’s next riveting suspense novel! Looking for more great reads by Tarryn Fisher? Don't miss: Never Never An Honest Lie The Wrong Family

Author : Julia Armfield
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250229885

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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Pdf

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more) “A deeply strange and haunting novel in the best possible way...An impressive and exciting debut novel that may leave you thinking about your own relationships in a new light.” —NPR “Shocking...Achingly poetic...Sharp and beautiful as coral polyps...Armfield exercises an exquisite—even sadistic—sense of suspense." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post Leah is changed. A marine biologist, she left for a routine expedition months earlier, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded, Leah has carried part of it with her, onto dry land and into their home. As Miri searches for answers, desperate to understand what happened below the water, she must face the possibility that the woman she loves is slipping from her grasp. By turns elegiac and furious, wry and heartbreaking, Our Wives Under the Sea is an exploration of the unknowable depths within each of us, and the love that compels us nevertheless toward one another.

Author : Lily Koppel
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781455503230

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The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Pdf

Discover the true story of the women who stood beside some of the greatest heroes of American space travel in this New York Times bestseller that delivers "a truly great snapshot of the times" (Publishers Weekly) that inspired a limited TV series on ABC! As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; JFK made it clear that platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was his favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived with a secret that needed to stay hidden from NASA. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, providing one another with support and friendship, coffee and cocktails. As their celebrity rose--and as divorce and tragedy began to touch their lives--the wives continued to rally together, forming bonds that would withstand the test of time, and they have stayed friends for over half a century.

Author : Emma Hannigan
Publisher : Headline
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472209979

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Perfect Wives by Emma Hannigan Pdf

'A wonderful, magical storyteller' Cathy Kelly. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, a heartwarming novel of love, friendship and coming home from the Irish bestseller... When actress Jodi Ludlum returns to the Dublin village of Bakers Valley to raise her young son, she's determined to shield him from the media glare that follows her in LA. But coming home means leaving her husband behind - and waking old ghosts... Francine Hennessy was born and raised in Bakers Valley. To all appearances, she is the model wife, mother, home-maker and career woman. But, behind closed doors, Francine's life is crumbling around her. As Jodi struggles to conceal her secrets and Francine faces some shocking news, the two become unlikely confidants. Suddenly having the perfect life seems less important than finding friendship, and the perfect place to belong...

Author : J.S. Salt
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781931657136

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How to Be The Almost Perfect Husband by J.S. Salt Pdf

Here's women's advice on pleasing your wife - warm, engaging and sincere. Presented in their own words - in one to three sentence bits of advice – this is a collection of small, simple things a husband can do to make a BIG difference in their marriage. A true catalyst for conversation. Guaranteed to improve any marriage. Over 250,000 copies sold!

Author : Gina LaManna
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728215662

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Three Single Wives by Gina LaManna Pdf

"A perfect beach or weekend read."—Glitter Guide An addictive second mystery novel about book clubs, murder, and the domestic secrets inside every household from the author of Pretty Guilty Women! Three beautiful women. Two wedding bands. One dead husband. When Anne Wilkes, Eliza Tate, and Penny Sands arrive at book club bearing bottles of wine, none of them are plotting to kill. But when the subject of a philandering husband arises, revenge is in the air. By the end of the night, someone is dead. Two women with rings on their fingers and one with stars in her eyes. All of them are hiding something. All of them are lying. What really happened that night? Only the guilty knows. Did one woman take everything too far, or is the truth really more twisted than fiction? A domestic thriller that will keep you guessing, Three Single Wives is compelling mystery for book clubs that devoured The Hunting Wives and love Samantha Downing, Sandi Jones and Lucy Foley. Praise for Three Single Wives: "Will keep you guessing until the last page."—POPSUGAR "[A] divinely original thriller."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] fast-paced and entertaining read, with an unexpected twist at the end."—Library Journal "A nail-biter."—Booklist